We can help you get the best marks possible on your projects and assignments. Don't hesitate to ask upstairs at the Children's desk, or downstairs at the Help Desk, or at the Picton Library, for help navigating the variety of resources available to help you with your school work. As well as personal assistance Marlborough Libraries offers:

• Encyclopaedias, in print and online including World Book encyclopaedia, Encarta, and Britannica.
• An up-to-date reference collection including Atlases, dictionaries, encyclopaedias
• Epic databases rock! Don't be put off because they are a little complicated to navigate at first, ask for help and soon you will have access to a huge range of articles from magazines and newspapers which may have just the thing you need for your next project. Ask a librarian to show you around the various databases or how to do a cross database search. The beauty of Epic is that you don't even need to leave home to access these top quality resources. All you need to do is log onto the EPIC database homepage with your library account number and start researching!
• Librarians to help with tricky questions.
• Free printing and photocopying for school projects.

Free internet access upstairs in the Children's Library for kids and young adults for assignments.

Study Guides

NCEA guides

The library holds NCEA guides that can be borrowed for five days if they are current (for this year), or one month for previous years. They are located in the non-fiction section in the Young Adult area in the library. If we don't have the study guide that you require, let us know and we will endeavour to track it down and buy it for the library.

Handy Tips on Using the Internet

The internet is a great resource for homework assignments but there are important guidelines to remember when using the internet for research purposes.

1. It is important to remember that anyone can create a website and put anything on it, whether it be true or not. Look closely at URLs (website addresses). Websites with the words '.edu' (educational) and '.ac' (academic) in their website addresses can usually be trusted.
2. Double check your information at another source e.g. book or online encyclopaedia. This is called 'cross referencing' and your teachers at school will probably require you to do this for assignments anyway but it is a good way of making sure the information you are using is correct.
3. Be internet savvy. Don't give out your email address or other personal information online unless you are sure you can trust somebody. If you are unsure ask a friend or adult for advice.
4. You might find this section while cruising around this website anyway, but if you haven't, check out the Popular Topics section - it's got heaps of ideas on how to search for information.